January 2015 Summary – Cold and Eighth Snowiest on Record

Blue Hill Observatory January 2015 Summary: The month was notable for being colder, wetter and much snowier than average.  The 24-hour mean temperature for the month of 23.3F was 2.4 degrees colder than the 120-year average for January, and this was about three degrees colder than the 1981-2010 30-year average.  The maximum temperature for the… Read More »

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SNOW COMES TO AN END MONDAY EVENING, STORM TOTALS 16.5 INCHES…43.9 INCHES HAVE FALLEN AT BHO OVER 7 DAY SPAN AND 54.5 INCHES OVER… Read More »

Monday, February 2, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SNOW DEVELOPS BEFORE SUNRISE, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED LATE MORNING, 10.8 INCHES OF SNOW BY 1:00 PM EST By this morning’s 7:00 AM EST observation… Read More »

Sunday, February 1, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COLD START TO FEBRUARY AS A STORM HEADS INTO THE REGION Temperatures fell into the single digits as February got off to a cold… Read More »

Saturday, January 31, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME COLD AND BLUSTERY ON THE SUMMIT THIS MORNING AS JANUARY COMES TO A CLOSE…. After reaching a high of 32F on Friday, temperatures rapidly… Read More »

Friday, January 30, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG S.N.E. COAST TODAY LIGHT SNOW BEGAN JUST AFTER 1 A.M. THIS MORNING ACCUMULATION REACHES ONE INCH MARK EARLY THIS… Read More »

Thursday, January 29, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME BLUE SKIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES HELP AID THE DIG OUT ON GREAT BLUE HILL Clear skies began today, with an overnight low of 11F.… Read More »

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME HISTORIC JANUARY BLIZZARD BECOMES 2ND LARGEST SNOWSTORM OF ALL TIME AT BLUE HILL The historic blizzard that engulfed the region from Monday through the… Read More »

January 28, 2015 Special Report – 7 AM

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA **SPECIAL REPORT** WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 BLIZZARD OF 2015 SETS ITS PLACE IN THE RECORD BOOKS, STORM TOTAL OF 30.8 INCHES GRABS SECOND HIGHEST STORM TOTAL SINCE 1885 ON GREAT BLUE HILL Snow finally came to an end early this… Read More »

January 27, 2015 Special Report – 7 PM

BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA **SPECIAL REPORT** TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015 BLIZZARD OF 2015 BEGINS TO MOVE OFFSHORE, SNOW TOTALS 29.7 INCHES BY 7:00 PM EST TONIGHT Snow has become significantly lighter since 1:00 PM EST this afternoon; however, an additional 4.2 inches of snow… Read More »